Table 1.
Characteristics of the cohort by sex.
| Women (n = 8444) | Men (n = 4852) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age at baseline (years) | 73 | 7.4 | 74 | 7.2 |
| Age at last followup (years) | 88 | 7.1 | 86 | 6.9 |
| Followup years | 15 | 7.4 | 12 | 7.1 |
| Active activities (hrs/day) | 0.91 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Other activities (hrs/day) | 4.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Alcohol (drinks/day) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Caffeine (mg/day) | 169 | 166 | 177 | 172 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23 | 3.5 | 24 | 2.9 |
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Medical history | ||||
| High blood pressure | 3433 | 41 | 1764 | 36 |
| Angina | 806 | 9.6 | 714 | 15 |
| Heart attack | 560 | 6.6 | 798 | 16 |
| Stroke | 308 | 3.7 | 344 | 7.1 |
| Cancer | 1078 | 13 | 452 | 9.3 |
| Diabetes | 421 | 5.0 | 405 | 8.3 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 564 | 6.7 | 218 | 4.5 |
| Smoke | ||||
| Never | 4627 | 55 | 1618 | 33 |
| Past | 2750 | 32 | 2812 | 58 |
| Current | 1067 | 13 | 422 | 9 |
| Deceased | 7367 | 87 | 4562 | 94 |
| Deceased from cardiovascular disease | 4525 | 54 | 2656 | 55 |